Asprey’s quest for 180

At 45, David Asprey thinks he’s only 25 percent of the way through his lifespan, said Rachel Monroe in Men’s Health. The founder of Bulletproof Coffee, which popularized adding a slice of butter to your morning joe, Asprey views superhuman longevity as central to his new career as a wellness guru. Last year, he endured what he calls “the most extensive stem-cell treatment that’s ever been done on a person at one time.” A surgeon extracted bone marrow from his hips, filtered out stem cells, and injected them into every joint in Asprey’s body, his spinal cord, and his cerebral fluid. “And then they did all the cosmetic stuff,” he says. “Hey, I’m unconscious, you’ve got extra stem cells—put ’em everywhere!” He plans on repeating the procedure twice a year, and claims to have already spent at least $1 million on his quest to live until 180. At his home in British Columbia, he takes 100 supplements a day, religiously follows a low-carb, high-fat diet, bathes in infrared light, chills in a cryotherapy chamber, and relaxes in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. As Silicon Valley’s wealthy elite become obsessed with “biohacking,” Asprey wants to be the movement’s face. “Is living a long time a kind of superpower?” he asks. “Yes. Although I might die trying.” ■